TrulyYourVA with Janis

TrulyYourVA with Janis welcomed to today’s podcast, Thursday, October 13, 2022, Shannon Russell.  Shannon is an entrepreneur and host of the Second Act Success Podcast.  Prior to starting her business, Shannon spent over 16 years as a Television Producer in New York City and Los Angeles.

Shannon shared her authentic journey from television executive to business owner, all while being a busy Mom.  It is also through her podcast:  Second Act Success where she interviews inspirational women who have made the leap into a career change and transitioned into a happier healthier human.

She ended up opening her own business running a Snapology franchise teaching children STEM education.   Shannon then decided to add a new business venture to the mix with her business, Second Act Success, where she coaches women on how to change careers, start a business, and follow their creative passions to the fullest.

Shannon is “truly” the “first act”.  She hopes to motivate more women to make big moves in life and follow their dreams through her businesses and podcast.  “Truly”, she does!

To connect with Shannon further, please check out her website and other various social media platforms:

https://www.secondactsuccess.co

www.secondactsuccess.co/podcast

https://instagram.com/secondactsuccess

https://www.facebook.com/secondactsuccess.co

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyaEaGiY5AkO1VquTHZ1MCg

https://www.linkedin.com/company/second-act-success/

https://www.pinterest.com/secondactsuccess.co/

I can’t thank Shannon enough for being my guest today and can’t wait to have her back on!

If you would like to chat with me further on hiring me as your VA, I am happy to offer you a free 30-minute consultation - book your appointment today!!  Click the link below:

https://calendly.com/janis-trulyyourvallc/virtual-assistant-initial-consultation

TrulyYourVA with Janis is the business Podcast to inspire, connect and collaborate with like-minded entrepreneurs.  Do you have an online business, podcast or expertise that you would like to be featured on my podcast?  I welcome you to check out my website, and “register as a guest”:

https://www.trulyyourvawithjanis.com/guests/intake/

TrulyYourVA with Janis “broadcasted” on Wisdom today, Monday, September 26, 2022, sharing her Wisdom.  Today’s topic of conversation was The Last Quarter and how do you prepare for tax season with the holidays coming up and all of the distractions.  (I am not a tax professional - always check with your account, bookkeeper or other type of tax professional!)

It all starts with my morning routine; yes, I know; I’m always chatting about a morning routine but it’s actually more of a daily routine.  Daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly, it’s all about creative strategic time management and as always, self-care should always be your top priority!

As always, I love to share some of the “tools” I use to keep me organized and on task:

Anchor - my base platform for all of my podcasts.

Trello - to organize the flow of my podcasts.

Dropbox - to upload long audios.

PodPage - the host of all of the websites for my podcasts.  (Disclaimer - Since I am an affiliate of PodPage (and yes, I love PodPage that much!), I receive a commission from you signing up under my link.)  If you would like to sign up with PodPage, click my unique link:

https://www.podpage.com/?via=janis-melillo

If you would like to chat with me further on hiring me as your VA, I am happy to offer you a free 30-minute consultation - book your appointment today!!  Click the link below:

https://calendly.com/janis-trulyyourvallc/virtual-assistant-initial-consultation

If you are interested in being a guest on my business podcast, TrulyYourVA with Janis, please feel free to check out my website and “register as a guest” - let’s share our collective Wisdom:

www.trulyyourvawithjanis.com

Truly Your VA with Janis welcomed to today’s podcast, Wednesday, September 14, 2022, Brook Seume and Rebekah Hasperson (Brook and Bekah).  Brook and Bekah are both licensed therapists and owners of In This Moment Box.

Brook is a licensed marriage and family therapist and a graduate of Edgewood college. Bekah is a licensed clinical social worker and a graduate of University of Wisconsin-Madison. Both have specialized in working with high-risk individuals in a forensic setting, where they began to implement mindfulness into their practice and their own lives.

After seeing the benefits of mindfulness professionally and personally, both felt the need to be proactive in helping children learn these skills as early in their life as possible.  With the COVID-19 pandemic, the need for mental health resources was more important than ever.

In This Moment Box is a subscription business that helps families implement their own mindfulness practice! Each box is designed and carefully crafted to promote connection within families and help them experience the benefits of staying in the present moment.  Every month focuses on a different mindfulness theme and includes all of the items for the child to complete a craft, a household item for the parents, as well as prompts, resources and tips.

Brook and Bekah also shared their trials and tribulations with starting an on-line business and the adversity they faced.  From hiring someone to handle their website to the challenges they faced; some of which, as many entrepreneurs experience, surprises (good, bad and indifferent.)

As such, they have learned to manage their own emotions and separate themselves from their business from time-to-time to allow and manage their own mindfulness.  Brook and Bekah are that passionate about what they do and how they do it and it shows!  They have many things in the works for their business and they don’t let the ‘naysayers’ create doubt in their minds!  Doubtful intentions often lead to the fear taking over and that’s not what Brook and Bekah are all about.  They each practice what they preach; truly they do!

To connect with Brook and Bekah further, please check out their website and various social media platforms:

https://inthismomentbox.com/

https://www.instagram.com/inthismomentbox/

https://www.facebook.com/inthismomentbox

I can’t thank Brook and Bekah enough for their time today on this podcast.  Their friendship has led them to their collaborative entrepreneurship.  Their insight and the value of information they each provided - priceless!!

Let me know what you thought of today’s podcast - Are you giving yourself permission to practice mindfulness?  Have you wanted to start your business and there have been too many naysayers?  Please go to my website (click the link below) and leave me a voice message.

TrulyYourVA with Janis is the business Podcast to inspire, connect and collaborate with like-minded entrepreneurs.  Do you have an online business, podcast or expertise that you would like to be featured on my podcast?  I welcome you to check out my website, and “register as a guest”:

https://www.trulyyourvawithjanis.com/

TrulyYourVA with Janis “broadcasted” on Wisdom today, September 9, 2022, sharing her Wisdom with a question:  How do you deal with obstacles?  Obstacles at times can be described as roadblocks - how do you get through them?  Well, for everyone it is quite different.

Take for instance my guest who came up on the Wisdom stage, Keith Gittens-Jones (he has previously been my guest on the Wisdom stage).  His biggest obstacle was cancer.  He realized he had to make changes and more importantly he stopped being “fearful” which led him to a different mindset and do some amazing things in his life!  We shared our different obstacles and how we both learned to move forward.  (Keith’s story is pretty amazing!)  We also chatted about ways to advertise our podcasts and different social media platforms such as TikTok and Pinterest.

Excited next week for the On-Demand Audio Summit “How to Solopreneur like a Boss” arranged by Randy Laxson and his amazing team at The True North Consulting.  Have you registered for this event yet?  It’s FREE!  Imagine, 37 entrepreneurs sharing their expertise!  To register for the summit, please click the link below:

https://thetruenorthconsulting.com/solopreneur-audio-summit/

As always, I love to share some of the “tools” I use to keep me organized and on task:

Anchor - my base platform for all of my podcasts.

Trello - to organize the flow of my podcasts.

Dropbox - to upload long audios.

PodPage - the host of all of the websites for my podcasts.  (Disclaimer - Since I am an affiliate of PodPage (and yes, I love PodPage that much!), I receive a commission from you signing up under my link.)  If you would like to sign up with PodPage, click my unique link:

https://www.podpage.com/?via=janis-melillo

If you would like to chat with me further on hiring me as your VA, I am happy to offer you a free 30-minute consultation - book your appointment today!!  Click the link below:

https://calendly.com/janis-trulyyourvallc/virtual-assistant-initial-consultation

If you are interested in being a guest on my business podcast, TrulyYourVA with Janis, please feel free to check out my website and “register as a guest” - let’s share our collective Wisdom:

www.trulyyourvawithjanis.com

TrulyYourVA with Janis “broadcasted” on Wisdom today, September 7, 2022, sharing her Wisdom and excitement on being a part of The True North Consulting “How to Entrepreneur Like a Boss” On-Demand Audio Summit beginning on September 13, 2022.  Thirty-Seven (37) entrepreneurs sharing their expertise, knowledge and of course “wisdom” on entrepreneurship.  Randy Laxson and his team at The True North Consulting have done such an amazing job within a very short amount of time with putting this summit together!

Such topics the entrepreneurs will be covering are:  Strategy, Marketing, Sales, Copy, Mindset, Mission, Wellness, Finances and Productivity - wowzers!!

To register for the summit, please click the link below:

https://thetruenorthconsulting.com/solopreneur-audio-summit/

If you would like to chat with me further on hiring me as your VA, I am happy to offer you a free 30-minute consultation - book your appointment today!!  Click the link below:

https://calendly.com/janis-trulyyourvallc/virtual-assistant-initial-consultation

If you are interested in being a guest on my business podcast, TrulyYourVA with Janis, please feel free to check out my website and “register as a guest” - let’s share our collective Wisdom:

www.trulyyourvawithjanis.com

Truly Your VA with Janis welcomed to today’s podcast, Tuesday, September 6, 2022, Marlita Hill.  Marlita is a multi-published author and 20+ year educator who creates, teaches, writes, mentors, podcasts, and speaks in and across the areas of faith, art, and entrepreneurship.

Focused on helping other entrepreneurs build a business transforming lives with their ideas, her primary goal is to help creators establish their work's identity (defining who they are as creators, what their work is, what it’s about, who it’s for, and where it fits) so that they have the clarity they need to make the best decisions in building, managing, and sharing their work their way.

Her journey to where she is today is really a story within itself.  She fell in love with the dance ministry.   It was a way for her to get to know herself on a more faith based path.  She sensed at some point that she had to tune into her inner voice and decided to pursue her degree to which she equates to later in her life (late twenties).  She absolutely fell in love with the “arts” which led her to teaching.

The road to entrepreneurship was a bumpy road but nonetheless, she pursued her dreams.  In some respects, on this bumpy road she got to know herself while learning along the way.  She realized she was and has always been an educator at heart and of course, she has certainly nailed that niche!!

The course she has taken may have not been one she planned, however when she looks back at her journey, she is grateful for all of the opportunities and lessons learned along the way.

“What is it that your building?  Your ‘why’ determines your ‘how’.”

To connect with Marlita further, please check out her website and various social media platforms:

https://nailthatniche.com

https://instagram.com/thenichenailer

https://facebook.com/thenichenailer

https://tiktok.com/thenichenailer

I can’t thank Marlita enough for her amazing entrepreneurship insight and the value of information she provided.  Although we digressed just a little bit, (mostly it was me who asked if it was legal now to consume pumpkin coffee??!!), she speaks in all areas based on faith, art and entrepreneurship and her love of teaching shines as bright as the smile on her beautiful face!

Let me know what you thought of today’s podcast - Are you a faith based entrepreneur?  What lessons have you learned along the way?  What is your “why”?  Please go to my website (click the link below) and leave me a voice message.

TrulyYourVA with Janis is the business Podcast to inspire, connect and collaborate with like-minded entrepreneurs.  Do you have an online business, podcast or expertise that you would like to be featured on my podcast?  I welcome you to check out my website, and “register as a guest”:

https://www.trulyyourvawithjanis.com/

TrulyYourVA with Janis “broadcasted” on Wisdom today, Labor Day, September 5, 2022 sharing her Wisdom - The Morning Brief - the Happy Labor Day chat along with coming back from vacation and how routines are so important.  Up on stage, and a huge thank you to him, Michael Humel as we chatted about our routines and how to “start” and build that healthy habit.

I also shared exciting information on my new video mini-series, The Podcast Series.  Seven (7) days of mini videos - (6) of the videos are 3 - 4 minutes and the (7th) video is a little over (8) minutes.  Go to my website and sign up for “Sign up to get updates from us” - you don’t want to miss this!

If you would like to chat with me further on hiring me as your VA, I am happy to offer you a free 30-minute consultation - book your appointment today!!  Click the link below:

https://calendly.com/janis-trulyyourvallc/virtual-assistant-initial-consultation

If you are interested in being a guest on my business podcast, TrulyYourVA with Janis, please feel free to check out my website and “register as a guest” - let’s share our collective Wisdom:

www.trulyyourvawithjanis.com

Let me know what you thought of today’s chat on Wisdom -  Let me know - I welcome your input!!  Click the below link and leave me a voice message on my website:

https://www.trulyyourvawithjanis.com/

A quick update on the (3) podcasts that I host as well as a new segment on Stories That Inspire Us entitled “The Author Series”.  This new series is for any published author who wants to share their story.  Please feel free to check out the “Stories” website and “register as a guest”.  Look forward to hearing your “Author” story!  Click the link below:

https://www.podpage.com/stories-that-inspire-us/guests/intake/

As always, I love to share some of the “tools” I use to keep me organized and on task:

Anchor - my base platform for all of my podcasts.

Trello - to organize the flow of my podcasts.

Dropbox - to upload long audios.

Evernote - digital storage and so much more!

PodPage - the host of all of the websites for my podcasts.  (Disclaimer - Since I am an affiliate of PodPage (and yes, I love PodPage that much!), I receive a commission from you signing up under my link.)  If you would like to sign up with PodPage, click my unique link:

https://www.podpage.com/?via=janis-melillo

I have been blessed to meet so many people through podcasting, literally from all over the world!  As a further by-product of podcasting, I have been able to organically grow my Virtual Assistant business which now includes Podcast Manager services!

TrulyYourVA with Janis welcomed to today’s podcast this Wednesday, August 31, 2022, Nichole Howson.  Nichole is the owner of AIM Social Media Marketing. As an experienced, award-winning social media strategist and virtual assistant, her work is focused on supporting social media managers with their day to day operations - handling administrative tasks as well as content creation, scheduling and engagement.

Nichole embarked on her journey of entrepreneurship about 8 years ago.  She freely advised that her mental health at that time was not that good and therefore she took the initiative to create a business where she could work from home.  And create her business she certainly did and then some!

AIM Social Media Marketing really is the epitome of all of Nichole’s hard work.  Make no mistake, she has made mistakes (as have I and yes; I made an error on her social media for the podcast!)  It is her passion and tenacity that she wants to impact others!  Her agency employs 11 people; (2) of which are interns.  She has amazing systems in place and uses Trello and Slack so that she and her team can cohesively communicate with one another and their clients .  As she put it, she “templatized” her systems.  She also uses To Do Ist for all of her “tasks”.

Her clients have seen amazing results and Nichole and her team are a part of that!  Both Nichole and I agree that it’s not about the number of followers you have on social media but rather the connection, engagement and collaboration.  After all, social media is just that - to be social!

To connect with Nichole further, please check out her website, and other various social media platforms:

https://www.readyaimsocial.com/

https://www.instagram.com/nicholehowson

https://www.facebook.com/nicholehowson

https://www.pinterest.ca/AIMSMMarketing/

https://www.tiktok.com/nicholehowson

I can’t thank Nichole enough for being my guest today and can’t wait to have her back on!

Let me know what you thought of today’s podcast.  Do you use Trello, Slack, Canva and ToDoIst?  What features do you like best in these applications?   Please go to my website and leave me a voice message.

TrulyYourVA with Janis is the business Podcast to inspire, connect and collaborate with like-minded entrepreneurs.  Do you have an online business, podcast or expertise that you would like to share and be featured on my podcast?  I welcome you to check out my website, and “register as a guest”:

https://www.trulyyourvawithjanis.com/

TrulyYourVA with Janis welcomed to today’s podcast this Monday, August 29, 2022, Ana Katz.  Ana is a Facebook and Instagram ads strategist and coach. She has owned her digital marketing agency for over 3 years and has almost a decade of experience in the Digital Marketing world.

Once in the corporate world, she focused on business administration and marketing.  She began to fall in love with the analytics of SEO and how those analytics were instrumental for businesses to impact and grow their on-line presence and revenue.

Ana is no stranger to entrepreneurship as her family are all entrepreneurs by their own right.  Ana learned to overcome the fear of putting herself out there (with English being her second language.)  This did not stop her and eventually led her to becoming her own boss and creating her digital marketing agency.  Ana is an expert in her field and when she gave her notice, her bosses, although sad to see her leave, ended up giving Ana’s new digital agency their digital marketing account!

Ana is all about scaling and making a bigger impact and the results of the success of her business certainly confirm that!  She works with online coaches, course creators, and e-commerce businesses that have an eye on the future and are ready to make that bigger impact.

Ana’s focus is on coaching her clients bigger results, major traffic, more sales, and customers who can’t stop talking about their brand.  She absolutely loves what she does for a living but more importantly, is a Mama of two children and is able to be present for her children.

Ana loves that her business is pretty unique and she loves sharing to empower other women.  While she is definitely the go-to person for Facebook and Instagram Ads and digital marketing, she also is an expert at email and funnel systems.  One of the main things that Ana shared was not to just place a Facebook Ad but to really do the work of the ad behind the scene which encompasses what is the main goal / strategy behind your Ad.  She shared such VALUABLE information but if you are struggling with your Facebook / Instagram Ads, you need to contact her right away!

To connect with Ana further, please check out her website, and other various social media platforms (her favorite platform is Instagram!):

https://anakatzdigital.com/

https://www.instagram.com/anakatzdigital/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnJ60wbdV-ev4iv_Ro__H-A

I can’t thank Ana enough for being my guest today and can’t wait to have her back on!

Let me know what you thought of today’s podcast - are you a digital warrior?  Have you ever used Facebook and Instagram Ads in your on-line business?  How has that worked for you?  Please go to my website (click the link below) and leave me a voice message.

TrulyYourVA with Janis is the business Podcast to inspire, connect and collaborate with like-minded entrepreneurs.  Do you have an online business, podcast or expertise that you would like to be featured on my podcast?  I welcome you to check out my website, and “register as a guest”:

https://www.trulyyourvawithjanis.com/

TrulyYourVA with Janis welcomed to today’s podcast this Thursday, August 25, 2022 (not October 25th - you just have to listen in), Ambila Nath.  Ambila is known by her clients as ‘The Girl Next Door of Spirituality’.  She is a serial entrepreneur, certified coach, spiritual teacher, international speaker and an avid follower of her passions.  (This is her 2nd appearance on the “TYVA” podcast.  Her first appearance was on June 23, 2022.)

Our conversation on this podcast centered around our daily habits (often referred to as ‘routines’) and how our daily lifestyle affects our mindset and vice versa.

Energy affects our mindset in some ways we did not anticipate.  For instance, if you are just starting to implement positive changes in your daily life, look at your long term goal realistically and start backwards.  For instance, if you want to drop a few pounds, start today with ‘I am going to supply my body with good nutrition today and start to drink more water.’

We typically buy into different ideas on how we think we should be and we start out with good intentions but we don’t pay attention to our body clocks and how that affects our energy.  For instance, if we want to start to exercise, what time works out best for us?  For many people, exercising in the morning is what they love to do and works best for them.  That may not work for you.

While we always put things on the table, we should also be in a position to take them off the table when they no longer serve us.  “Declutter your mind” may mean that you now say “No” to a person or events that trigger such an emotion or behavior.  Also “No” is a complete sentence and does not need any type of explanation.  (Give yourself the grace to acknowledge that “NO” is really okay to say and mean!)

Start to do the little things that add up to creating a routine; map it out if you must; plan for the goals you want to attain and know that life happens, we shift, we pivot and we do what we need to do!

To connect with Ambila further, please check out her website, and other various social media platforms (her favorite platform is Instagram!):

https://www.ambilanath.com/

http://www.instagram.com/ambilanath

http://www.facebook.com/ambilanathcom

http://www.linkedin.com/in/ambila-nath

I can’t thank Ambila enough for being my guest today and can’t wait to have her back on!  (Her next scheduled appearance is on Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at 10am EST / 2pm BST.)

Let me know what you thought of today’s podcast - are you making life more complicated?  Have you begun to declutter your mind?  Please go to my website (click the link below) and leave me a voice message.

TrulyYourVA with Janis is the business Podcast to inspire, connect and collaborate with like-minded entrepreneurs.  Do you have an online business, podcast or expertise that you would like to be featured on my podcast?  I welcome you to check out my website, and “register as a guest”:

https://www.trulyyourvawithjanis.com/